Tennessee Code 6-54-302 – Service of warrants outside city
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 6-54-302
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- City: means any city or territory to be incorporated that may adopt chapters 30-36 of this title. See Tennessee Code 6-30-102
- County: means the county in which any such city or territory to be incorporated under chapters 30-36 of this title is located, or in which the major portion of the population of any such city or territory to be incorporated is located as indicated by the last federal census. See Tennessee Code 6-30-102
- Officer: means the mayor, aldermen, city attorney and city judge. See Tennessee Code 6-1-101
Any duly and regularly appointed police officer of a municipality having a duly constituted city or municipal court has the authority to serve warrants for the arrest of persons for municipal offenses committed within the municipal limits, at any point within the county wherein the municipality is located.